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Clean Ganga Mission: Lessons we can learn from Europe's Rhine river cleaning
Edit DNA India 18 Apr 2016
After a huge blast polluted the Rhine river, Europe's longest river, the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) brought it back to life three years before schedule. Thirty-years ago, a huge blast at the Sandoz chemical plant in Basel, Switzerland, leaked tonnes of toxic chemicals in the Rhine, Europe's longest river ... Europe's longest river....
Mekong cooperation produces positive vibes (Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
The water discharged by China from its dam in the upper reaches of Lancang-Mekong River in its southwestern part has reached the drought-hit countries downstream, including Vietnam ... Chinaand Southeast Asian countries in the middle and lower reaches of the Mekong River aim to deepen their cooperation under the framework of Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation....
Authorities searching for two missing swimmers in Green Cove Springs
Edit The Florida Times Union 18 Apr 2016
Authorities were searching for two missing swimmers in the St. Johns River in Green Cove Springs Sunday night. According to Officer Kimberly Robinson with the Green Cove Springs Police Department, one man initially jumped off the pier at Spring Park to swim to a floating dock. Once in the water, he started struggling to get to the dock. His friend then jumped into the river to help him. Both went under ... read more ... ....
223 killed in Ecuador earthquake
Edit Topix 18 Apr 2016
High Surf Advisory issued April 16 at 4.23PM EDT expiring April 17 at 2.00PM EDT in effect for ... Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia Lake Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 3.56AM EDT expiring April 17 at 8.00PM EDT in effect for. Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia Lake Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 3.56AM EDT expiring April 17 at 8.00PM EDT in effect for ... ....
No water will flow down Manjarpada this year too
Edit The Times of India 18 Apr 2016
Nashik. Even after the government spending Rs 145.12 crore on the Manjarpadawater diversion scheme in Dindori taluka and completing 60% of the work, the villagers will not be able to tap any water through the project this year too. The Manjarpada water diversion scheme is a pilot project for diverting water from the west-flowing rivers into the Godavari basin ... "There are a number of river-linking projects being planned ... ....
Mr President what are you doing about the water crisis in Freetown?
Edit Sierra Leone Telegraph 18 Apr 2016
M. B. Kallon (National Vuvuzella). Sierra Leone Telegraph. 18 April 2016 ... To conclude, Pillar Two of your Agenda For Prosperity ( Managing Natural Resources), spells out clearly that Sierra Leone has nine major river systems, viz ... It is understood that Sierra Leone is rich in water resources to the amount of 160 km3 run off from those nine river basins. Added to these rivers, what about the Thunder Hill Dam, the Orugu Dam, the Bankasoka?....
Opportunity to review beef production fundamentals 18 April 2016 (Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
(Source. Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority). 18 April 2016. South East Local Land Services is encouraging beef producers to review fundamental aspects of their operations and not to become complacent ... · Bannister (Goulburn region) - 2 May 2016. · Nowra - 3 May 2016 ... ENDS ... Telephone ... Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority issued this content on 18 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....
Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs injured kayaker at Spirit Falls in Skamania County, Wash. (USCG - United States Coast Guard)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
WARRENTON, Ore.- A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a German National who was reportedly injured when he was kayaking and plunged 80 feet down Spirit Falls on the Little White Salmon River in Skamania County, Washington, Saturday ... Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from local emergency response personnel through the Air ......
Video Release: Coast Guard medevacs injured kayaker at Spirit Falls in Skamania County, Wash. (United States Coast Guard - 13th District Pacific Northwest)
Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
WARRENTON, Ore.- A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a German National who was reportedly injured when he was kayaking and plunged 80 feet down Spirit Falls on the Little White Salmon River in Skamania County, Washington, Saturday ... Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from local emergency response personnel through the Air ......
Irrigation contractor evaded crores in govt levy, says CAG
Edit Indian Express 18 Apr 2016
The CAG has found that FA Enterprises, who was awarded a contract to build a dam over the Balganga river in Raigad, had underpaid the royalty he was entitled to for excavation of the sand used for the project to the tune of Rs 3.44 crore ... for 3.44 lakh brass of ordinary earth used for the work of Balganga River medium project,” the CAG has remarked....
Views of Bhutan, the "Forbidden Kingdom"
Edit Topix 18 Apr 2016
A policeman on duty at a roundabout in Thimphu, Bhutan's capital and largest city, located in the valley of the Raidak River. Population. Under 100,000 ... ....
Human remains from the Holocaust buried in Hungary
Edit Topix 18 Apr 2016
Human remains from the Holocaust that were found in the Danube River five years ago were buried in a Jewish cemetery in Budapest. The bones, which were discovered five years ago during construction work on the Margaret Bridge, were buried Friday in two wooden caskets, The Associated Press reported ... ....
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